Jeff Robson (born 5 August 1982) is an

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former professional

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footballer who last played for the

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. He played primarily at .

Playing career

Robson made his NRL debut for the

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in 2004 against the

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. After only making 6 appearances in 4 years with Manly, Robson signed for

at the start of 2009. Robson was playing reserve grade for the

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in 2009 when he was called up by coach Daniel Anderson to replace

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in the halves midway through the season. At the time Parramatta were 13th on the ladder, but staged an incredible run of form which took them all the way to the

2009 NRL Grand Final The 2009 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership season. Played on 4 October 2009 at Sydney's ANZ Stadium was contested between the Parramatta Eels and the Melbourne Storm, the latte ...

against Melbourne. Parramatta lost the match 23–16, when asked about what he remembers from that season Robson said "That year the team played with a lot of confidence, we were turning up to training and playing well and going really confident into the games, we'd somehow find a way to win". In the 2010 and 2011 seasons, Parramatta failed to build upon their momentum of making the

and missed out on the finals in both years. In Robson's final year at the club, they needed to defeat the

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to avoid the wooden spoon. In 2012, Robson joined the

on a two-year deal. On 7 June 2013, Robson re-signed with Cronulla-Sutherland for another two seasons. In 2014, whilst captain

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and vice captain

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were suspended, Robson was the Cronulla-Sutherland captain as the club finished last on the table. Robson played in 92 games over 4 years for Cronulla-Sutherland. Robson joined the

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for the 2016 season. He was released in June 2016 on compassionate grounds after playing in seven games for the club. In July 2016, Robson rejoined the

, as a replacement for

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. At the end of the

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, Robson announced his retirement from rugby league.

References

External links

2015 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks profileManly Sea Eagles profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robson, Jeff 1982 births Living people Australian rugby league players Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players Parramatta Eels players Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players New Zealand Warriors players Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from New South Wales People from Leeton, New South Wales